(As published in November 2016 Smart BIZ) At least that has been the conventional wisdom. The federal and provincial finance ministers recently announced a deal to reform the Canada Pension Plan and save us all from a retirement of penury, I looked into what it would...

Did that get your attention? The END I am talking about is the end of the year when tax changes will come into effect January 1st, 2017. My September column on buying insurance began with a promise to get into the more exciting investing stuff next. But first I have...

(As published in LifesStyles55 January 2013) Now the turkey is done and the lights put away, it is time to get serious about your investments. It has been a rough ten years for the markets, and for current retirees looking for income, and for baby boomers looking at...